The FATHOM team is made up of experts with a diverse background and we serve a variety of industries from automotive to aerospace to medical to consumer electronics—we try to blog often, so check back for the latest in advanced prototyping and manufacturing!

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FATHOM was issued a US Patent for the systems and methods powering its online digital manufacturing platform, and also received its 7th consecutive ranking on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing private companies in America—only 1.5% of businesses have made the list seven times.

Highlighting a collaborative project for the United States Marine Corps, a modular vehicle for logistical missions. In partnership with Launch Forth, Deloitte, and Siemens, FATHOM took on the challenge of fabricating a crowd-sourced vehicle concept within an accelerated timeline.

The FATHOM team recently worked with Design World Editor Leslie Langnau to explore the opportunity with direct digital manufacturing. In this published article, learn more about new realities in manufacturing.

In this featured post, Mechanical Engineer Anne Pauley and Applications Engineering Manager Tony Slavik highlight everyday prototyping with 3D printing to test form, fit, and function of a part intended for tooling and injection molding.

Industrial Designer Ava DeCapri on FATHOM’s Engineering & Design Team brought these models to life for Oakland’s Mayor. Designed in the spirit of Oakland’s rapid growth in technology and its history as a progressive city, DeCapri also chose to highlight its iconic Oak tree logo.

For the seventh year in a row, FATHOM sponsored the design and fabrication of trophies for the East Bay EDA’s Innovation Awards Ceremony on March 28. In this blog post, learn more about the design and production of these 3D printed awards by Industrial Designer Ava DeCapri.

Each year, the creative minds on FATHOM’s engineering and engineering team make unique trophies for the employee nominated award ceremony during the FATHOM’s annual Kick-Off event at the beginning of the year. FATHOMers take time during December to acknowledge each other’s contributions made throughout the year.

Highlighting a collaborative project for the United States Marine Corps, a modular vehicle for logistical missions. In partnership with Launch Forth, Deloitte, and Siemens, FATHOM took on the challenge of fabricating a crowd-sourced vehicle concept within an accelerated timeline.

Minimizing the weight of this bracket was critical to the ergonomics of the service cart—topology optimization was used to reduce material per part by 72%. Because of the weight savings, as well as the low-volume production required, additive manufacturing was the ideal production method.